CortAPedersenMD

Psychiatry • Chapel Hill, NC

Professor, Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

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Office
101 Manning Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone+1 919-966-8596

Fax+1 919-843-5515

Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Psychiatry, 1981 - 1984
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2020 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2020 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1984 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2025
SC State Medical License 2020 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2021 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Oxytocin Treatment of Schizophrenia Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Oxytocin Treatment of Social Cognitive and Functional Deficits in Schizophrenia Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 1
Oxytocin Treatment of Alcohol Dependence Start of enrollment: 2015 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
Oxytocin Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
The effect of intranasal oxytocin on neurocognition in people with schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial.
Aslıhan İmamoğlu, Bryan J Stiles, L Fredrik Jarskog, Cort A Pedersen, Tonya Elliott
Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2024-03-01
Racial disparities and predictors of functioning in schizophrenia.
Carrington C Merritt, Tate F Halverson, Tonya Elliott, L Fredrik Jarskog, Cort A Pedersen
The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 2023-01-01
2 citations
Associations between Self-Rated Health and Perinatal Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Latina Women.
Janeth Juarez Padilla, Chelsea R Singleton, Cort A Pedersen, Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022-09-22

Grant Support

Oxytocin Treatment Of Social Cognitive And Functional Deficits In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2011–2012
Perinatal Depression &Anxiety: Relationships With LATE Pregnancy Thyroid StatusNational Institute Of Mental Health2008–2012
Oxytocin, Postnatal Experience &Adult Maternal BehaviorNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2006
LATE Pregnancy Thyroid Status &Postpartum DepressionNational Center For Research Resources1999–2002
Role Of Oxytocin In The Modulation Of Human Physiologic Response To StressorsNational Center For Research Resources1996–2002
Nonapeptide Control Of Female BehaviorNational Institute Of Mental Health2000
Nonapeptides And Maternal Behavior ActivationNational Institute Of Mental Health1997–1999
Nonapeptide Control Of Female Sexual BehaviorNational Institute Of Mental Health1997–1999
LATE Pregnancy Thyroid Status And Postpartum DepressionNational Center For Research Resources1997
Natural Killer Cell Activity And Postpartum MoodNational Center For Research Resources1995–1997
CNS Oxytocin--Pregnancy, Nursing And Maternal BehaviorEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1990–1994
CNS Oxytocin Changes Associated With MatingEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1990–1992
Mechanisms Of Oxytocin And Vasopressin-Enhanced LordosisEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1989
Mechanisms Of Oxytocin And Vasopressin Enhanced LordosisEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1987–1988